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Discover LudwigThe phrase "actual drowned" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to describe someone who has genuinely drowned, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "The news reported on the actual drowned victims of the tragic accident."
Alternatives: "genuinely drowned" or "truly drowned".
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But we live in a world where a picture of an actual drowned child had to scatter across the internet before anyone cared about the suffering of Syrian refugees.
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The place where actual drowning took place?
17 An Australian study demonstrated that when explored by actual exposure, drowning risk was underestimated and was higher than road traffic risk.
When the Liberal party held its policy convention in Montreal late last month, most of the actual policy got drowned out by Justin Trudeau's empty speeches and the rapturous applause they received.
This has been dubbed "frackademia". Claims that fracking has few environmental or human health impacts have largely drowned out actual scientific proof that fracking can cause serious pollution issues.
Thus, determination of the actual site of drowning becomes important for the medico-legal expert.
As in forensic investigations, it is common to find a dead body away from the actual site of drowning due to water current, tides, etc.
Each room too has a doorbell, which rings out birdsong every time a maid comes (and come they do, about four times a day, with towels, pillows, soap, and pillows again) but it's often drowned by the actual birdsong outside.
Ordinarily, technical complaints of a popular-enough book would get drowned out by actual opinions, but its started a civil war even among those who had genuine opinions about the book "Even if this book wasn't that great I would still give it five stars to make up for those ridiculous price reviews," writes another.
A whole week spent reporting actual news that will almost certainly be drowned out the moment Steve Jobs takes to the stage?
When that magnificent voice of truth and reason, Simon Cowell, tries to offer an analysis of their actual performance, perhaps highlighting a deficiency, he is drowned out with boos.
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